Table 14 Five leading causes of mortality burden (YLL) by sex and age, US, 1996
From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
| Â | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | All ages | YLL | % of total | 0–4 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 7,536,559 | Â | Total | 512,861 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,052,325 | 13.96% | Perinatal conditions | 203,909 | 39.76% |
2 | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 523,456 | 6.95% | Congenital abnormalities | 109,458 | 21.34% |
3 | Breast cancer | 450,327 | 5.98% | Sudden infant death syndrome | 41,154 | 8.02% |
4 | Cerebrovascular disease | 427,881 | 5.68% | Motor vehicle accidents | 14,795 | 2.88% |
5 | Motor vehicle accidents | 325,894 | 4.32% | Homicide and violence | 13,612 | 2.65% |
Rank | 5–14 | YLL | % of total | 15–24 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 123,888 | Â | Total | 285,089 | Â |
1 | Motor vehicle accidents | 28,952 | 23.37% | Motor vehicle accidents | 117,878 | 41.35% |
2 | Homicide and violence | 8,134 | 6.57% | Homicide and violence | 32,799 | 11.50% |
3 | Congenital abnormalities | 7,226 | 5.83% | Suicide | 22,517 | 7.90% |
4 | Leukemias | 6,120 | 4.94% | Leukemias | 6,726 | 2.36% |
5 | Brain cancer | 5,611 | 4.53% | HIV/AIDS | 5,830 | 2.05% |
Rank | 25–44 | YLL | % of total | 45–64 | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 1,192,947 | Â | Total | 2,053,395 | Â |
1 | Motor vehicle accidents | 117,878 | 9.88% | Ischaemic heart disease | 524,172 | 25.53% |
2 | HIV/AIDS | 109,310 | 9.16% | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 234,241 | 11.41% |
3 | Breast cancer | 95,818 | 8.03% | Breast cancer | 220,350 | 10.73% |
4 | Suicide | 67,035 | 5.62% | Cerebrovascular disease | 99,565 | 4.85% |
5 | Homicide and violence | 60,074 | 5.04% | Diabetes mellitus | 81,366 | 3.96% |
Rank | 65–74 | YLL | % of total | 75+ | YLL | % of total |
| Â | Total | 1,503,549 | Â | Total | 1,864,830 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 277,053 | 18.43% | Ischaemic heart disease | 459,396 | 24.63% |
2 | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 172,116 | 11.45% | Cerebrovascular disease | 186,468 | 10.00% |
3 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 97,759 | 6.50% | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 88,838 | 4.76% |
4 | Cerebrovascular disease | 90,698 | 6.03% | Lung/Trachea/Bronchial cancer | 84,492 | 4.53% |
5 | Breast cancer | 82,227 | 5.47% | Lower respiratory infections | 83,467 | 4.48% |